Piraeus
Crime boss Vlastos gets another 26.5 years for apartment bomb
Convicted crime boss Panayiotis Vlastos was given an additional 26.5-year prison sentence on Friday after a court found him guilty of arranging for a bomb to be placed outside an apartment block in Larisa, central Greece, in July 2014, resulting in a blast that caused serious damage but no injuries.
Suspected Xeros helpers detained after refusing to answer questions
Two suspected accomplices of convicted November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros (photo), Angeliki Spyropoulou, 22, and a 39-year-old man with the code name Iasonas, were remanded in custody on Thursday after appearing before an investigating magistrate.
Both refused to answer any questions, according to sources.
Alleged Xeros accomplice refuses to answer magistrate's questions
Angeliki Spyropoulou, 22, faced an investigative magistrate on Thursday but refused to answer any questions regarding charges brought against her for allegedly acting as an accomplice of convicted November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros, while he was on the run.
Crime boss Vlastos gives lengthy testimony in extortion racket case
Convicted crime boss Panayiotis Vlastos faced an investigative magistrate in Athens on Tuesday over charges of allegedly running a large-scale huge extortion racket from maximum security Korydallos Prison. Vlastos is accused of managing the ring along with fellow inmates Yiannis Skaftouros and Vassilis Stefanakos.
Convicted Conspiracy of the Cells Fire member to face magistrate
Christos Tsakalos, a convicted member of the Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire guerilla group, was expected to face magistrate Eftichis Nikopoulos on Tuesday, with regard to his alleged involvement in a thwarted plot to escape from Attica?s maximum security Korydallos Prison.
Urban guerrilla's mother and wife arrested after alleged accomplice taken into custody
Police have made another two arrests after catching Angeliki Sotiropoulou, an alleged accomplice of November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros and members of the Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire urban guerrilla group.
Police arrest young female accomplice of convicted terrorist Xiros
"Aggeliki," a suspected accomplice of convicted terrorist Christodoulos Xiros, was arrested on Monday morning at Salamis by the Greek police.
The young woman was reportedly helping Xiros while he was still at large to plan the escape of the imprisoned members of the Conspiracy of Fire Cells militant group from Korydallos prison.
This is the close associate of N17 terrorist Xiros
According to police authorities, the 39 year old arrested with code name "Iasonas" was a close associate of N17 terrorist Christodoulos Xiros and member of terrorist organization "Pirines".
He was arrested on Saturday morning, after his fingerprints and DNA was identified on bombs and organization hideouts.
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Crew wage protest keeps ferry moored to Samos
The passenger ferry Mytilene of NEL Lines remained anchored to the main port of Samos on Friday for the second day as the majority of the crew continued a strike, protesting over unpaid wages.
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Former US Embassy official tied to wiretapping
Corruption prosecutor Dimitris Foukas on Monday issued a warrant for the arrest of a former US Embassy official on spying charges.
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